Do you guys think opening an hour earlier would effect west coast traders mentally?

Quote from Scataphagos:

We need something like the Japan markets... morning session, 2-hour siesta, afternoon session.

4 trading hours would be plenty. Place your trades, then go home. No sense lolly gagging around an extra few hours.
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That would be quite decent.
 
I found this thread after a search for "Nikkei". Ironically, I'm dealing with this same issue. I day trade from LA and recently have taken on a couple consulting gigs and only sleep a couple hours a day. Something has to give. I've been looking into trading Asian markets. Any pointers? I added an E-Trade Global markets account, but I think its pathetic web based. Any reco's on software/data/platform/brokers for trading Nikkei, Hang Seng?

Also looked into the most liquid Nikkei futures products and read that the Osaka contract is most popular/fast/liquid followed by a contract on the Singapore exchange and that the CME /NKD is least liquid/popular. This came from an '07 Reuters article (http://www.reuters.com/article/bankingfinancial-SP/idUSSIN15340420070205). Does anyone know if this characterization is still true? Any know of any prop firms that would provide me with some extra buying power?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
 
Quote from Bolimomo:

LOL!

I did trade the US markets from Hong Kong for 3 weeks during a visit once. Similar hours. Starting at 10:30 pm and ending at 5:00 am. But... I am a nightowl... that just fit me well. Maybe I will move there someday to live and trade the US markets. (Or Malaysia or Indonesia)... no tax on trading gain... live like a king with gardeners, a cook, a chauffeur and servants to operate a hand-fan and another one to bring me tea. lol
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nah man, that would be a brutal grind after awhile.
 
5:30am for west coast? Damn 630 is somewhat tough. i mean its not as hard as asia from 10-3am or whatever.

but yeah, east coast trying to stick it to us west coasters even more. i wouldn't mind if we merged PST and mountain time though....
 
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